MSI Z270 GAMING M3 (MS-7A62)

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU
Gaming 0% Incomplete	Desktop 0% Incomplete	Workstation 0% Incomplete


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (75th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 25 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With a brilliant single core score, this CPU is the business: It demolishes everyday tasks such as web browsing, office apps and audio/video playback. Additionally this processor can handle moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 85%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Memory	16GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's more than sufficient for nearly all games. 16GB also allows for very large file and system caches, software development and batch photo editing/processing.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Sub-optimal background CPU (16%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago.

System	MSI MS-7A62
Motherboard	MSI Z270 GAMING M3 (MS-7A62) (all builds)
Memory	12 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180703
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Oct 04 '19 at 13:50
Run Duration	181 Seconds
Run User	LTU-User
Background CPU	16%

PC Performing above expectations (75^th percentile)

Actual performance vs. expectations. The graphs show user score (x) vs user score frequency (y).

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-6700K-$180 588,978 User benchmarks, average bench 81% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 4 GHz, turbo 4 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (79^th percentile)	85% Excellent	Memory 92.6 1-Core 123 2-Core 235 85% 150 Pts	4-Core 417 8-Core 650 66% 534 Pts	64-Core 693 43% 693 Pts
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 85% Great: 90%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Crucial MTFDDAK256TBN-1AR1ZABHA 256GB 2,468 User benchmarks, average bench 77% 43GB free (System drive) Firmware: HPC0T12 SusWrite @10s intervals: 174 137 139 132 128 128 MB/s Relative performance n/a - drive id incomplete or inconclusive		Read 421 Write 454 Mixed 281 SusWrite 140 72% 324 MB/s	4K Read 18.7 4K Write 91.2 4K Mixed 34.3 121% 48.1 MB/s	DQ Read 214 DQ Write 210 DQ Mixed 291 197% 239 MB/s
Poor: 54% Great: 94%
Samsung 840 250GB-$251 41,998 User benchmarks, average bench 70% 14GB free Firmware: DXT0AB0Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 246 216 192 133 101 97 MB/s Performing way above expectations (87^th percentile)	81.1% Excellent	Read 470 Write 208 Mixed 179 SusWrite 164 56% 255 MB/s	4K Read 30.6 4K Write 104 4K Mixed 25.6 134% 53.5 MB/s	DQ Read 357 DQ Write 209 DQ Mixed 57 103% 208 MB/s
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 81.1% Great: 85%
Samsung 850 Evo 500GB-$109 695,664 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 27GB free Firmware: EMT02B6Q Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 504 Write 485 Mixed 401 103% 463 MB/s	4K Read 37.7 4K Write 121 4K Mixed 62.5 201% 73.8 MB/s	DQ Read 381 DQ Write 338 DQ Mixed 356 268% 359 MB/s
Poor: 80% Great: 134%
Intel SSDSCKKF256H6 SATA 256GB 3,152 User benchmarks, average bench 64% 31GB free Firmware: LBFD11N SusWrite @10s intervals: 304 104 106 105 105 106 MB/s Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	86.2% Excellent	Read 486 Write 364 Mixed 397 SusWrite 138 77% 346 MB/s	4K Read 30 4K Write 93.9 4K Mixed 40 146% 54.6 MB/s	DQ Read 269 DQ Write 323 DQ Mixed 219 186% 270 MB/s
Poor: 44% ↑ This bench: 86.2% Great: 83%
Seagate Momentus 2.5" 500GB-$49 47,332 User benchmarks, average bench 42% 61GB free Firmware: 0002SDM1 SusWrite @10s intervals: 89 88 89 87 91 90 MB/s Performing above expectations (66^th percentile)	48.2% Average	Read 79 Write 78.3 Mixed 47 SusWrite 88.9 54% 73.3 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1 4K Mixed 0.7 121% 0.77 MB/s
Poor: 18% ↑ This bench: 48.2% Great: 58%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Crucial BLS4G4D240FSB.8FBD 4x4GB 3,476 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 4 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz Performing as expected (46^th percentile)	81.5% Excellent	MC Read 30 MC Write 31.4 MC Mixed 25.4 83% 28.9 GB/s	SC Read 18.1 SC Write 31.9 SC Mixed 22.8 69% 24.3 GB/s	Latency 63 64% 63 ns
Poor: 69% ↑ This bench: 81.5% Great: 101%

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Workstation 76%

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Motherboard: MSI Z270 GAMING M3 (MS-7A62) - $300

CPU
Core i7-7700KIntel $250Bench 84%, 712,312 samples	1,043x
Core i5-7600KIntel $190Bench 76%, 195,006 samples	458x
Core i7-7700Intel $167Bench 76%, 256,717 samples	171x

GPU
GTX 1080Nvidia $400Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	316x
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	284x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	278x

SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	121x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $109Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	86x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $129Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	54x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $43Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	153x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	79x
Ripjaws V DDR4 2400 C15 2x8GBG.SKILL $40Bench 71%, 98,777 samples	58x

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Value: 68% - Good

Total price: $1,093

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $134	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $184	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $35	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16